

Ordinary Men: The "Forgotten Holocaust"
Genres
Overview
Six million Jews died during World War II, both in the extermination camps and murdered by the mobile commandos of the Einsatzgruppen and police battalions, whose members shot men, women and children, day after day, obediently, as if it were a normal job, a fact that is hardly known today. Who were these men and how could they commit such crimes?
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
45 min
Release Date
2022-01-25
Status
Released
Original Language
German
Vote Count
35
Vote Average
7.5
Philipp Moog
Self - Narrator (voice)
Christopher R. Browning
Self - Historian
Hilary Earl
Self - Historian
Stefan Klemp
Self - Historian
Stefan Kühl
Self - Sociologist
Harald Welzer
Self - Social Psychologist
Benjamin Ferencz
Self - Jurist
Markus Friedmann
Reenactment Performer
Philine Conrad
Reenactment Performer
Roman Boeer de Garcez
Reenactment Performer
Johnny Engelmann
Reenactment Performer
Andreas Heine
Reenactment Performer
Sönke Hünding
Reenactment Performer
Max Jundt
Reenactment Performer
Christian Kemmling
Reenactment Performer
Thomas Marufke
Reenactment Performer
Waldemar Müller
Reenactment Performer
Michael Nowak
Reenactment Performer
Paul Pfeiffer
Reenactment Performer
Tino Ruhlig
Reenactment Performer
Erik Schwarz
Reenactment Performer
Frank Stüdgens
Reenactment Performer
Marc Wehner
Reenactment Performer
Alexander Wilczek
Reenactment Performer
Otto Ohlendorf
Self (archive footage)
Dina Pronicheva
Self (archive footage)
Julius Wohlauf
Self (archive footage)
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